penthesilea:AbbeySomeone: Leave her alone with baby. She was disturbed last time and wasn't allowed to bond naturally.

They were separated after she (accidentally? on purpose?) stomped on her first baby. They had to do it to protect the little one. Oregon Zoo knows what they're doing.

Yup. Kicking the baby is a normal response, as it gets the newborn breathing and on its feet to avoid becoming easy prey. Samudra's mom hadn't given birth before and got wigged out, and her kicking got out of control, so they had to get the baby out of there for its own safety. Mom and baby were re-acquainted slowly, and fully bonded.

morg:Baloo Uriza: I worked at the Oregon Zoo back when Portland was still a livable city instead of Chicago sans the whimsy.

Too hipster for Portland? Where do you live now, actually underground?

No, too Oregonian for Portland. Got sick of living in what's turned into an extension of Los Angeles. Oh, and getting broken into regularly. And a cost of living of Manhattan minus any of the amenities. The city's got some real serious farking issues, but Sam Adams and the city council have their heads so far up their own assholes nothing will get done and Portland will continue to decline like it has for the last 12 years. And if you point out anything wrong, well, most people have the rose colored goggles bolted to their face... I just got tired of entitled and entirely clueless motorists whining to taking away money from what actually moves people in Portland (not to mention dodging the same when they run the wrong way on one-way streets, down the wrong side of the road, drive at night or in the rain without lights, and completely ignore red lights and stop signs), rampant and routine violent and property crime, shiat weather, expensive and shiat food, and a population that is constantly drunk and stoned.